Pet name Mattie

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:44 am

I was wondering if anyone on the forum could give me a clue as to the pet name "Mattie", what it may actually be. I have thought of Margaret, but any other suggestions welcome.

My uncle Alex Stewart b. 1911 married a "Mattie" probably in Airdrie or nearby, probably in the 1930's/40's?

A friend is going to NRH soon and she offered to look up some names for me that arent yet available online. So I would like to get as much information as I possibly can.

Post by **AndrewP** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 1:48 am

StewL wrote:I was wondering if anyone on the forum could give me a clue as to the pet name "Mattie", what it may actually be. I have thought of Margaret, but any other suggestions welcome.

Hi Stew,

I would suggest Matilda.

All thebest,

Andrew Paterson

Scozzie · Post by **Scozzie** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:03 am

Hi Stew - who knows!? - my Mum's best friend is "Mattie" - real name Matilda. I have an aunt "Mattie" - real name Martha! I also have a great-aunt Margaret.... known as Martha. The Scots are good at giving their children one name, then calling them something else.

Post by **HeatherH** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:13 am

Hi Stewie,
Here's a site I use a lot for forenames and surnames when looking for variations.

http://www.imagepartners.co.uk/Thesaurus/

For forenames scroll to the top.
Hope this helps,
Heather K

AnnetteR · Post by **AnnetteR** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:37 pm

Hi Stewie

My cousin, who lived in Neilston but now lives in Canada, was always referred to as Mattie but she was christened Martha.

Hope this helps

Annette R

pinkshoes · Post by **pinkshoes** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:57 pm

I'm with Martha - had an Aunt Mattie and always assumed she was Matilda - but no, she was Martha.

nancy · Post by **nancy** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:43 pm

Hi all,i would say Matilda.The ones i knew in school were registered as Matilda,but were called Mattie for short. Cheers Nancy.

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 11:03 pm

Thanks to all for their replies, it looks like it might be down to Matilda or Martha. Oh no not another Martha, hope I can find this one

susieq · Post by **susieq** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:48 am

Sorry to confuse the issue

but it is also short for Mathew

StewL · Post by **StewL** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 3:52 am

A belated reply to an old post I found today regarding my Aunt Mattie, thanks to a kind soul her Sunday name was Martha McInroy Shaws McFadyen.

Seem most of you were correct with the thoughts thats her name would be Martha

=D>

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